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Feeding Trouble With Midland Painteds

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Posted by: Herpwrangler17 at Wed Dec 6 19:21:39 2006  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Herpwrangler17 ]  
   

Hey you guys. I was wondering if you could give me some advice on feeding my midland painteds. I have heard of other members of this forum feeding their young painteds some veggies (i.e. lettuce, zucchini) and the turtles supposedly readily took to eating them. My painteds won't touch any veggies. They are about 4 months old right now and they shun any vegetables, plants or fruits that are dropped in their aquarium (in addition to other food items). Is this OK and will it be a problem later on in their lives? You see, I want to give my painteds a wide variety of food items so that they have a balanced and nutritionally complete diet and are as healthy as can be. But they just don't seem to want to eat any greens. How do you guys get them to eat vegetables/plants? Any advice would be great!

Also, they are extremely picky in their choice of food items, only eating earthworms and shrimp once in a while. Even though I offer them a huge variety of insects and other feeders, they shun them and don't even give them any attention. Is there some way I can curb this picky behavior? For example, I was thinking of leaving only certain food items in the aquarium (i.e. pellets or shrimp) and allowing them to eat when they are feeling hungry. Would this work? Or will they refuse to eat until their favorite food item is offered? And is this smart to do? Because I don't want to stress them or starve the beautiful little creatures in any way. I love them with all my heart and never would want to bring any harm to the little guys. Please respond a.s.a.p. It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

(P.S. since you're the only one that seems alive in this forum Linda, I'm expecting or I guess you could say I'm used to you responding to my questions. You're a great person to go to for advice and I fully appreciate all your help. Thanks so much.)

_Dennis

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